Donald Kingsbury

FoundationPsychohistorical Crisis
by Donald Kingsbury
(SF)
[2008-01-26]
Eron Osa had faced the ultimate penalty: the removal of his "fam". Without the augmentation of his brain by his electronic familiar, he can barely function amidst the bewildering complexities of everyday life on Splendid Wisdom. What was worse, he had lost many of his memories and skills. He was being punished for a crime he could no longer remember committing.